Kitchen Porter – Inverness
Do you enjoy working as part of a busy team and take pride in maintaining a clean and organised environment? We’re looking for a friendly, reliable Kitchen Porter to join our restaurant team at our garden centre restaurant in Inverness.
Simpsons is one of the UK’s leading destination garden centres and a multi-award winner, including Destination Garden Centre of the Year in Scotland. As a family-run business, we pride ourselves on excellent customer service, quality food, and a welcoming atmosphere for both customers and staff.
The Role...
This position is offered on a zero hours contract, providing flexibility to work around your availability, with hours offered in line with business needs.
As a Kitchen Porter, you’ll play an essential role in supporting the smooth day-to-day running of our busy kitchen. You’ll help maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene while supporting the wider kitchen and restaurant team.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate the pass-through dishwasher to ensure a steady supply of clean crockery and utensils
- Clean pots, pans, cutlery, and kitchen equipment to a high standard
- Maintain cleanliness and organisation within the kitchen and back-of-house areas
- Support the kitchen team with general duties as required
- Ensure all hygiene and health & safety standards are consistently met
What We’re Looking For
- A reliable and hardworking team player
- A flexible approach, with a willingness to support across the kitchen and restaurant
- Good communication skills
- A strong focus on cleanliness and hygiene standards
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Previous experience in a busy kitchen environment is advantageous but not essential
Join a supportive team where you’ll play a key role in maintaining high standards and contributing to a great customer experience.
Pay: £8.00-£12.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Inverness IV2 5BA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
